Check if Race is Black

Check if Race is Black

Usage

is_black(x)

Arguments

x

input character representing race

Value

boolean representing Race == Black

See also

Other demographics: ethnicn(), is_american_native(), is_asian(), is_female(), is_hispanic_or_latino(), is_not_hispanic_or_latino(), is_other(), is_pacific_islander(), is_unspecified(), is_white(), racen(), sexf()

Examples

is_black("WHITE")
#> [1] FALSE

is_black(c("AFRICAN AMERICAN", "BLACK"))
#> [1] TRUE TRUE

is_black(2)
#> Numeric input detected - assuming 1 = White, 2 = Black, 3 = Asian, 4 = American Native, 5 = Pacific Islander, 6 = Other, -999 = Missing.
#> [1] TRUE